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Tag: Tim Burton
This limited-edition LEGO Batmobile could be about to plummet in value
If you’ve been holding on to your copy of LEGO Batman 40433 1989 Batmobile – Limited Edition while it creeps up in value, now could be the time to cash in. Originally given away for a very limited time with copies of 76139 1989 Batmobile in 2019, the minifigure-scale rendition of the Caped Crusader’s wheels…
Retiring LEGO Batman 76139 1989 Batmobile sells out online
LEGO Batman 76139 1989 Batmobile has dropped out of stock at LEGO.com, as we inch ever-closer to the impressive set’s imminent retirement. Reportedly due to leave shelves for good by the end of 2021, the biggest Batmobile to date will soon be replaced in the portfolio by 76240 Batmobile Tumbler. If you’re yet to pick…
Retiring LEGO Batman set returns to the online store
As we inch ever closer to its planned retirement, LEGO Batman 76139 1989 Batmobile is once again back in stock at LEGO.com in the UK and Europe. The 3,306-piece ode to Tim Burton’s Batman movies (and the designs of Julian Caldow) has been absent from the online store since last weekend, but before that spent…
LEGO Batman Tumblers prices and release dates confirmed
Both new LEGO Batman Tumblers are now listed at LEGO.com, confirming their individual prices and release dates. 76239 Batmobile Tumbler: Scarecrow Showdown and 76240 Batmobile Tumbler both offer a unique take on Batman’s tank-like transport from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, only at wildly different ends of the size and price spectrum. The smaller of…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory finds the golden ticket to 10K on LEGO Ideas
A LEGO Ideas project based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has found the golden ticket to gathering support, and will now progress to a very bloated review stage. Italian builders Roberto Ceruti and Jody Padulano will be hoping the LEGO Ideas team has a particularly sweet tooth when the first review of 2021 comes…
‘The 1989 Batmobile isn’t really a car…’
LEGO 76139 1989 Batmobile still looks as fresh as ever – despite the design being dreamt up for Tim Burton’s Batman by Julian Caldow three decades ago. In the final part of this exclusive Brick Fanatics interview, the talented artist discusses what it was like to work on the classic film It took the LEGO…
From Batmobiles to Batwings: designing the 1989 vehicles
LEGO 76139 1989 Batmobile takes the best on-screen Batmobile and replicates it beautifully. In this exclusive Brick Fanatics interview, concept artist Julian Caldow shares the secrets behind coming up with cinema’s most iconic ride “I’m Batman,” declares the Dark Knight when he makes his memorable entrance into the 1989 Tim Burton movie. But there was…
Designing the 1989 Batmobile with Julian Caldow – Part 1
The LEGO Group’s 76139 1989 Batmobile is a wonderful homage to the vehicle from Tim Burton’s Batman. In this exclusive Brick Fanatics interview, concept artist Julian Caldow reveals how he designed the cinematic icon In 1990, Tim Burton’s Batman won the Academy Award for Art Direction – and with good reason. The film has a…
LEGO Batman 76139 1989 Batmobile races back into stock at LEGO.com
You can once again build a stunning LEGO tribute to Tim Burton’s Batman, as 76139 1989 Batmobile is back in stock at LEGO.com. The 3,306-piece ode to one of the most iconic Batmobiles ever designed has dropped out of stock more times than Joker’s terrorised Gotham City, but it’s now once again available to order.…
